EXPRESS YOURSELF! Being true to one’s self is one of the most important things that anyone can do. Staying true to your character and morals is the best way to set your self apart from everyone else. One of the easiest ways to express yourself is through art! Art can be defined as any form of personal expression through any given medium (painting, drawing, singing, acting, etc.). Hall of Fame Member, Edward Ruscha loves to express himself through his various forms of art! Ed Ruscha graduated from Northwest Classen High School and then travelled to California to attend the Chouinard Art Institute (now the California Institute of Art). Within a few years he had become a well-known artist whose art was prominent in progressive Ferus Gallery group. One of his most well-known works is his Twenty-Six Gasoline Stations which contains photographs of gasoline stations along Route 66 between Oklahoma and Los Angles, California. Today, Ed Ruscha still has his work showcased throughout the United States and is currently on exhibit at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art.